Outside the usual rangeApril 2020Maternal and child
Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries in April 2020 was 16.0%, above the 3-year median of 13.2% for the same month (+2.8 points).
What happened
- April 2020
- 16.0%
- 3-year median
- 13.2%
- Change
- +2.8%
- Change, percentage points
- +2.8 pts
Why it matters
The value is judged against the median of the same period in up to five earlier years, using a robust measure of spread. A breach means this period sits well outside what those years would lead you to expect.
For C-section share of institutional deliveries, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
Same-period values: 2019 14.9%, 2018 13.2%, 2017 13.1%. This comparison involves the COVID-19 disruption period (March 2020 – June 2021), when service use and reporting fell sharply.
Full history of C-section share of institutional deliveries in Meghalaya
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | 16.0% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional) | 2020-2021(Data is Provisional)/A.MonthWise/A-Apr.xlsx: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2019 | 14.9% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2019 (FY 2019-20, provisional) | 2019-2020.zip › 2019-2020/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2018 | 13.2% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| April 2017 | 13.1% | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/A - April.xls: ('3.1' Total C -Section deliveries performed) / ('2.2' Number of Institutional Deliveries conducted (Including C-Sections)) × 100; column "Meghalaya", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for C-section share of institutional deliveries in Meghalaya
- Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 18.1% in May 2020 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries in May 2020 was 18.1%, above the 3-year median of 14.7% for the same month (+3.4 points).
- Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 13.4% in January 2020 is the lowest since April 2018.
- Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 17.9% in December 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 16.8% in March 2019 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
- Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries of 16.0% in November 2018 is the highest in the series, which begins April 2017.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Meghalaya: C-section share of institutional deliveries in April 2020 was 16.0%, above the 3-year median of 13.2% for the same month (+2.8 points). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, April 2020 (FY 2020-21, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/c-section-rate-institutional--meghalaya--2020-04--baseline_breach
See also Meghalaya and 16.0% in context.